| Bret McKenzie | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie |
| Born | June 29 1976  Wellington, New Zealand |
Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie (born 29 June, 1976 in New Zealand) is a singer and actor, and a member of The Black Seeds. He has appeared in the first and third films in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, achieving some internet notoriety as Figwit. His father is Peter McKenzie, who played the role of Elendil in Lord of the Rings. He has one brother. McKenzie attended Victoria University where he met Jemaine Clement, and together they formed Flight of the Conchords. They have toured internationally and released two CDs: Folk the World Tour in 2002 and The Distant Future (EP in 2007.) The Conchords produced a six-part improvisational comedy radio program for the BBC and have appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show. After a successful appearance in 2005 on HBOs One Night Stand, the Conchords were offered their own 12-part HBO series Flight of the Conchords. Its first season ran from June to September 2007, and it has been renewed for a second season. He has released an album called Prototype as Video Kid. He is also one twelfth of the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra. He is currently engaged to a fellow New Zealander, Hannah Clarke.[1] He currently lives in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Silverlake.
References
- ^ "A Family In Harmony", The New York Times, 2007-06-17. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
